Short Poems for Kids

Lost 
Oh no! I've lost my tennis shoe.
I don't know what to do.
I had two, I had a pair,
Did I give one to you?

Yea! I've found my tennis shoe,
Beneath ...

My friend  
A ring is round it has no end,

and that's how long I'll be your friend.

How it Was 
the pain
the despair
people who
just didn't care

the sadness
the depression
people there without expression

the cruelty
the broken heart
...

Katy's Bunny 
Katy's favorite animal is a bunny.
Katy's bunny's name is Rose.
Rose's nose is a cute nose.
Her favorite flower is a daisy.
Rose's birthday is on New ...

A Poem About My Dolly 
I have a little dolly,
Her name is Miss Polly,
Her hair is brown,
It looks like a crown,
She walks very well,
And talks very well,
She always plays ...

A Poem About My Daddy - Thank You Daddy 
Thank you Daddy for working so hard for Mommy and me
you take care of us so tenderly

Thank you Daddy for always taking the time
to wrestle and tickle
...

A Kids Poem about the Fourth of July - My First Poem 
This is my very first poem. Thanks for letting me put it on your site!


The Fourth of July


When firecrackers go boom people come to see and cheer
...

A Kids Poem About Surfin' 
I've never been surfing but my poem is about what I think it might feel like.


Surfin'

The calm water on my feet,
paddling out.
The excitement ...

What Is Christmas? A Christmas Poem 
My Christmas Poem
Christmas Is...

blankets of white snow.
skiing in the powder.
carolers bringing out the Christmas spirit.
the suspense in opening ...

Girl's Power 
We are women, we are strong.
we are never, never wrong.
Let us rise and let us shine.

We are tough, we are cool.
We can perfectly rule.
Let us ...

I've Got Your Nose 

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I sneak up behind my mother,
Moving quietly on my toes.
My hand begins to hover,
And I quickly grab her nose.

I ...

What I'm Thankful For 
I'm thankful for my family, friends,
My toys, pillows and beds,

For a Bible to read and a bike to ride,

For my cat, my clothes, and my
shoes and ...

A Family Poem 
Some families are big, some families are small

Some have kids, some don't at all

Some have pets, some don't

Some may be disabled or different ...

Piggie and Engie Driver 
Piggy on the railway road,
picking up stones,
down came the engine master and broke piggy's bones.

Ooh! says piggy, that is not fair
aah, said engine ...

LUCKY  Not rated yet
I AM VERY LUCKY,
BECAUSE I ATE THE PRECIOUS CHOCOLATE COOKIE
I AM VERY LUCKY,
BECAUSE I WENT TO TURKEY
I AM VERY LUCKY,
BECAUSE THE NIGHT IS ...

yellow  Not rated yet
yellow is the coulour of a lion, yellow is the coulour of a banana,
yellow is the coulour of my great aunts pajamas,
yellow is the coulour of the ...

yellow  Not rated yet
yellow is the coulour of a lion, yellow is the coulour of a banana,
yellow is the coulour of my great aunts pajamas,
yellow is the coulour of the ...

Precipitation Falls  Not rated yet
Liquid falls from the sky.
I don't get it how it does.

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Editor's Note: The author of this poem chose to express his or her thought in a very ...

The Performer  Not rated yet
Abhi is a lanky boy
solo participant of class seven.
Neither he descended from the top
nor from the heaven.
His dance seems to me,
like limp and ...

Roy G. Biv  Not rated yet
Rainbow, rainbow
Across the sky.
Beautiful colors
Way up high.

Roy G. Biv
This friend of ours.
Is all the colors
Of beautiful flowers.

The Amazing Vulture !  Not rated yet
Vulture,vulture flying high
in the darkness of the sky,
as the poor weak creature dies,
something brightens up your eyes.
The tiger has just beaten,...

My little sister  Not rated yet
My little sister picks her nose

Plays with her toes

And sucks on her clothes

My little sister thinks she is hot

Even though she still sleeps ...

blue  Not rated yet
Just in case you wanted to know
She was an odd woman my Auntie Flo
Yet even when her mind started to go
She always kept Blue
A bright blue Alsatian ...

Our Nose  Not rated yet
Our Nose

I have a nose

That has two nostrils

From which I can breathe

When I wake

I wash it

Beard  Not rated yet
There was a man who had a beard,
Who really was weird,
He chewed and swallowed half of his steak,
While cleaning his beard with a rake.

One day I ...

My Little Brother  Not rated yet
My little brother is very rude he runs out laughing when he's nude.

He farts in your face and puts toothpaste in your food.

When he is hungry he ...

Funny Bunny  Not rated yet
I am walking down the road when I see a bunny hopping along the road

and he stops and he looks at me and then starts hopping again

and then he stops ...

Enemy to a Friend  Not rated yet


The desert sun burns brightly
Upon the glowing sand
My horse and I trudge onward
Searching for grassy land
Suddenly I fall,
Landing hard on ...

THE WHIPPOORWILL AND I   Not rated yet
by Horatio Alger, Jr.

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In the hushed hours of night, with the air quite still,
I hear the strange cry of the ...

LITTLE CHARLIE by Horatio Alger, Jr.  Not rated yet
A VIOLET grew by the river-side,
And gladdened all hearts with its bloom;
While over the fields, on the scented air,
It breathed ...

What is a Bottle?  Not rated yet
A bottle is...

a loner on the beach.
a keeper of secrets.
a holder of something refreshing.
perhaps protecting a message.
a killer to bare feet....

Tornadoes  Not rated yet
A cloudy, overcast day.
Conditions are right.
A dark funnel cloud,
Mayday, Mayday!
Calm, Quiet.
Destruction, overwhelming.

A Special Friend  Not rated yet
A special friend,
it is nice to have one.

It is a he,
his name is a mystery.

But one thing I do know,
I love him, I love him.

And that is one ...

Dogs  Not rated yet
Dogs can be silly and dogs can be mean,
some are just evil as weevils.
Beware, some have a bigger bite than a bark!

But some are sweet and some can ...